In Vrindavan, thousands of elderly widow mothers face the harsh reality of abandonment and suffering. With no one to turn to, many are left begging on the streets, exposed to heat, cold and rain,Donate so that Maitri can provide shelter, food, clothes and medical support to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously.Winnie Singh has witnessed many cases of widow mothers being abandoned on the streets of Vrindavan, one of the holiest places in India. “Children leave their mothers as soon as they become widows. The children start feeling the burden. This has become a practice in today's society that money comes first and everything else later,” says Winnie whose Maitri India, rescues widowed mothers from the streets of Vrindavan.Many widowed elderly mothers often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. And Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help, but because of lack of funds, Winnie and Maitri are in a position to do it."Elderly widows don't have shelter. They sleep in cowsheds over sacks. They don't have a blanket. Nights are really difficult for them," shares Winnie Singh. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Maitri aims to:<ul><li>Provide shelter and nutritious meals leading to improved health and wellbeing</li><li>Make physical and mental health services accessible</li><li>Offer necessary quality aged care and assisted living support</li><li>Increase awareness and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul>Why donate to MaitriWinnie needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. “Maitri urgently needs your support to provide nutritious food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie. “You can become the family they were denied. Hold their hands so they don't need to beg ever again,” she adds. Let’s rescue abandoned widows mothers from the streets of Vrindavan and give them a better future. Donate now.Our help will enable Maitri to save hundreds of abandoned widows from a life of begging, and restore the respect, dignity, and identity they deserve.

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“What will happen to them after me? I am 80+. I spend sleepless nights,” worries ex-Air Force officer, Group Captain AC Barua while talking about the future of the 28 destitute women under his care. “They have nobody in this world, sometimes they don’t remember their own names. They are absolutely alone,” he informs us as he goes from one room to the other meeting all the women who live at Seneh, the only home where they are loved and taken care of. After fighting for his country all his life, this octogenarian is now fighting to rescue homeless and abandoned women from dying on the streets. But he cannot do it alone. “Everyday I keep on getting calls from here and there. ‘Oh! there’s a woman lying here. Can you help?’ But I don’t dare to go and help because I don’t have the money. I don’t have the resources, our resources are very limited,” explains Gr. Capt. Barua who is lovingly called ‘Sir’ and ‘Deuta’ (father in Assamese) by the residents of Seneh. With your help, 80-year-old Group Captain Barua can fulfill his mission of rescuing abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets, alone. Donate nowDonate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. All donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA).Seneh- a home filled with love, care and hopeThe residents of Seneh often don’t remember who they are, where they have come from. Many times these are women with mental health conditions and considered being a witch due to superstitious beliefs and beaten up as a result. They are victims of domestic abuse or widow mothers who are considered to be a burden on the family. Group Captain Barua has not only rescued them from critical conditions, he has provided them with urgent medical care, food and above all, a free safe shelter where they can live with love and care. Among these residents is Sarala Kalita who fled to save herself from the tortures of her alcoholic husband only to face neglect and trauma from her brothers- and sisters-in-law. “Both my brothers and their wives urged my father to leave me somewhere as they didn’t want to take care of me anymore. One day my brother’s wife didn’t even let me have food at home. She just wanted me to leave and go away. So that’s why, my father got in touch with Seneh through someone, and handed me over to Sir to take care of me,” says Sarita who has found joy in living at Seneh. “Coming to Seneh, it felt like I got a new life altogether. Sir has given me a harmonium. I love singing. It makes me forget everything and takes me to someplace else entirely,” she adds. More women like Sarala can find their way to a loving home like Seneh. All they need is a little bit of your kindness. “It is difficult to make both ends meet”To sustain their daily expenditure, Capt Barua needs approx ₹3 lakh a month and arranging the funds is a mammoth challenge for the NGO. “Our expenses are growing day by day. Residents are growing older, their sicknesses are increasing. At times we have to give them special food. They require more care so we have to get more employees. About half of them require leading around, 1-2 has to be fed also. It will be very difficult to sustain it unless we get help,” he added. One act of your kindness can save these abandoned women, with no one in this world, from struggling on the streets to survive. At 80+ Gr. Capt. Barua cannot sustain Seneh on his own. “With folded hands, I appeal to all. Please come and please help us. Let us help these people, these old people who have nobody in this world. They are dying. They will die on the streets,” he urged. Donate to this fundraiser by Give.do to support retired Air Force officer, Group Captain Barua in his mission to rescue abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets.

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“I used to be sexually abused repeatedly, and when I screamed in pain, they hit and threatened me with more violence,” says Priya (name changed), a rescued child sex worker. Priya was abducted by traffickers and sold into a red-light area house before she was rescued by Guria led by Manju. For over two decades, Manju has been rescuing young girls forced into prostitution across the country. She has been shaken to the core seeing some of the most horrifying crimes that young girls have to undergo. “You can’t imagine the state of girls forced into sex work. The girls are given electric shocks and burnt with cigarette butts just to get kicks out of it. And if they get pregnant, the "owners" kick them repeatedly in the womb so that the child inside dies…If you want to see hell, it is here on this planet where young girls are sexually abused,” says Manju.Manju needs your help to rescue more young girls from forced prostitution and reunite them with their families. Donate now.Guria’s work over the yearsBased out of Varanasi, inarguably the holiest place in India, Manju and her organisation Guria, fights the sexual exploitation of girls, especially minors, by taking on the traffickers head-on, and rescuing and rehabilitating them.Started in 1993, Guria has rescued over 5500 persons from slavery, sex trafficking, and child prostitution so far. It has also been instrumental in shutting down hundreds of places that housed trafficked girls and putting scores of traffickers out of business and in jail.For instance, in 2005, a Guria-led rescue operation in Varanasi's red-light area led to the freeing of 49 women and girls, including minors. Many of them were kept against their will. Some of the traffickers were also arrested and tried. Since then, Guria has rescued thousands of young girls.Manju and her husband, Ajeet Singh began rescuing girls from Varanasi’s red-light areas and then working to stop the sex-trafficking of young girls within Uttar Pradesh and outside. The organisation’s aim is to eliminate the sex trafficking of women, especially minor girls, end second-generation prostitution and child prostitution, and rehabilitate women and girls who are rescued from the trade. Manju has faced violent backlash from the traffickers and other vested interests, but it has not deterred her from carrying on rescuing young girls from trafficking. Rescue and rehabilitationBesides rescuing girls trafficked for sex, mostly from low-income families, from across the country, Guria fights on their behalf in courts and also provides education, food, vocational training, and other facilities until they are united with their families. But because of a lack of funds, Guria is finding it difficult to rescue more girls and also take care of them once they are away from the clutches of the traffickers. Take the case of Sameena (name changed), who was abducted from Uttar Pradesh all the way to Telangana. Guria took it upon itself to rescue the girl with the help of its own work and also the authorities. After months of rehabilitation, Sameena went back to her family and even completed her education. With your support, Manju can rescue many more young girls from trafficking and help them live the life of their dreams.

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Barnamala Educational &amp; Cultural Society is a not-for-profit organization based in Kharagpur Sub-Division, West Bengal. Established on 13th March 2005 and registered on 8th August 2005 under West Bengal Societies Regd. Act. (1961), the Society works in various sectors in Paschim Medinipur District and many other socially and economically underdeveloped areas in West Bengal. The objective of the Society is to help the needy people to achieve and sustain a better quality of life and to strengthen their involvement, their rights and responsibility in the fast-growing development of the country

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Hello I thought you might be interested in supporting BARNAMALA EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL SOCIETY. We’re doing everything possible to sustain daily operations and provide services to our community. While there’s a lot of uncertainty, we know that we need to adapt fast to our changing reality. Now, more than ever, our community needs us and we need you.DONATE LINK:- https://becs.org.in/donation/If you’re able, please make a donation to BARNAMALA EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL SOCIETY. If you’re unable to donate at this time, there are many other ways you can support us! You can advocate for us by sharing our mission with a family member or friend. Even a quick mention on your social media would mean the world to us.In times like this, we’re reminded of how interconnected we all are. Thank you for being part of our community. Without you, none of it is possible.Stay safe and well, Thanks &amp; RegardsFor BARNAMALA EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL SOCIETYSecretary:-HARIPADA GIRIMob. +91-9433417122becsindia@gmail.comwww.becs.org.in

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This program introduces underprivileged rural school children to the digital world providing them with a means for self-expression through alternative and fun learning methods. We teach media literacy skills to kids in the states of West Bengal. Exposing them to the forms of media and equipping them to create their own media enables them to communicate in insightful and imaginative ways. India's underprivileged youth, who often lack a voice, can share their unique experiences

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This program introduces underprivileged rural school children to the digital world providing them with a means for self-expression through alternative and fun learning methods. We teach media literacy skills to kids in the states of West Bengal. Exposing them to the forms of media and equipping them to create their own media enables them to communicate in insightful and imaginative ways. India's underprivileged youth, who often lack a voice, can share their unique experiences

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Cow lead a normal and peaceful life,. That make the earth healthy, hygienic and pollution free.Our heartiest effort is to preserve cow for mankind in society. Cow is a true gift of God.DescriptionAnimal Welfare requires people to unite and work towards it. Hence, through the project, we intend the safeguard and preserve the lives of cows by providing for them an adequate shelter. With a stable place for cows to be kept there is also a possibility for the community in and around Mawa to be engaged in the management of the cow shelter.This project will involve the purchase of land and construction of the shelter after which the functioning of the area can begin. The economic conditions of the area can be catered to through this project and direct and indirect employment opportunities can be generated.The project is conceptualized keeping in mind the people who will be involved in the same. We are privileged to have expertise in cow rearing and preservation practices which allows us to stay focused in the idea of animal welfare.The commencement of the project will not only have a long-term impact but it will also create an ongoing cycle of beneficiaries who learn and create livelihood through this initiative. It involves both animals and people which brings psychological changes in the lives of the community. With practices such as these, we intend to take action-oriented efforts into making responsible communities and provide sustainable income generation opportunities that will give them the required incentive to work towards animal welfare.Problem StatementAnimal Welfare and Preservation are emerging fields in the country which require urgent attention. The welfare of cows largely depends on the people and communities. Hence, the project brings forth an effective way to do the same with engagement and participation from the community.Project GoalThis project will accomplish these additional goals<img src="https://www.trucsr.in/public/uploads/project/goal_image/GOAL_IMG_33_20201024_205146.jpg" />Building a Shelter for CowsPurchasing land and building a shelter for cows are the primary goals of the project. This place would ensure a stable shelter for the cows and adequate care can be given.

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This project will remove the restrictions that denied the right to education against women and girls. This is to empower 1000 disadvantaged women and girls yearly through imparting skill training, computer training, educational scholarships and participation in self-help groups. This will in turn help them to generate an income for their families and have a better chance of survival. Training in sewing, embroidery, computers and educational scholarship to women and girls will enable them to avail jobs opportunities in industries or set -up their own micro-businesses. Also, the self help group savings are to meet emergency needs through mutual help. Barnamala Educational and Cultural Society aims to improve the economic status of women and their families through business skills and education. The secret of training is to empower, restore and regenerate women and improve their status. BECS has provided training to 1000+ women so far.

Training of 1000 Women for Employment Opportunities in Kharagpur, West Bengal

Cows and calves are very important animals in India. They give us milk, help in farming, and are respected in our culture. However, many cows and calves in villages face problems like poor living conditions, not enough food, and lack of proper care. Sometimes, when cows stop giving milk or when male calves are born, they are left on the streets. This is bad for the animals and also causes problems for people.This project is about helping cows and calves in our village live healthier and happier lives. We want to create a simple and practical plan that everyone in the community can help with. Our goal is to make sure cows and calves have good food, safe places to live, and proper medical care.What is the Problem?Many cows and calves in our village are kept in small, dirty spaces and are tied up all day.•Calves, especially male ones, are often not cared for and many die young.•When cows stop giving milk, they are sometimes abandoned and become stray animals.•Stray cows cause accidents on roads and can damage crops.•Farmers don’t always know the best ways to take care of their animals.Why is This a Problem?•Animals suffer and get sick.•Farmers lose money when calves die or cows are not healthy.•Stray cows create problems for the whole village.•The reputation of our village and our culture is hurt. SummaryOur project will set up a "Cow and Calf Care Center" in the village. This center will help farmers learn better ways to take care of their animals. We will also build better shelters for cows and calves and start a program to look after abandoned animals. The project will involve everyone in the community, including women and youth. Goals1.Reduce Calf Deaths: Teach farmers how to feed and care for calves so more survive.2.Better Living Conditions: Build simple, clean shelters for cows and calves.3.Stop Abandonment: Find ways to care for cows that can no longer give milk.4.Community Involvement: Get everyone in the village to help, including students and women.5.Increase Farmer Income: Show farmers how healthy cows can give more milk and help them earn more.How the Project Will WorkStep 1: Survey and Awareness•Visit every farmer in the village and note how many cows and calves they have.•Ask farmers about their problems and needs.•Organize village meeting to explain the project and its benefits.Step 2: Set Up the Cow and Calf Care Center•Find a central place in the village for the center.•Build simple shelters using local materials (like bamboo, mud, or bricks).•The center will have:Clean water and feeding areas,Space for sick or abandoned animals,Information boards about animal careStep 3: Training and Education•Invite a local veterinarian to give monthly talks.•Show farmers how to::-Feed calves properly (especially in the first few weeks)Keep shelters clean,Spot signs of sickness early,Give basic first aid to animalsStep 4: Community Action•Make a team of volunteers (including youth and women) to help care for animals at the center.•Organize monthly “Animal Health Days” for free check-ups and vaccinations.•Start a small fund (from donations or government schemes) to buy medicine and feed for needy animals.Step 5: Sustainable Solutions•Teach farmers about making compost from cow dung to use in farming.•Help farmers sell milk together for a better price.•Encourage farmers to keep old cows for manure and as part of the family, instead of abandoning them. Problems We Might Face1.Lack of Money: Some farmers may not have enough money to build better shelters or buy good feed.Solution: Use cheap, local materials and start a small fund to help poor farmers.,Old Habits: Some people may not want to change how they care for animals.,Solution: Show them the benefits through examples and success stories.Not Enough Volunteers: It may be hard to find people willing to help.Solution: Involve school children and women’s groups, and give small rewards or certificates.Sick Animals: If there is a disease outbreak, it could spread quickly.Solution: Regular health checks and quick action if ananimal is sick.Expected Outcomes•Healthier Animals: Fewer calves dying, and cows living longer and healthier lives.•More Milk: Healthier cows give more and better-quality milk.•Less Abandonment: Fewer cows and calves left on the streets.•Happier Community: People feel proud of taking care of their animals.•Better Income:-Farmers can earn more from milk and compost.8. How We Will Measure Success•Count the number of calves that survive each year.•Check how many cows are abandoned before and after the project.•Ask farmers if they are earning more money from milk.•Get feedback from the community about the project.ConclusionThis project is a simple but powerful way to help cows and calves in our village. By working together, learning new things, and caring for our animals, we can make our village a better place for both people and animals. With small steps and everyone’s help, we can solve the problems of animal welfare and create a model for other villages to follow.

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